A friend and I just saw a very funny and also moving play at Arena Dinner Theater. "Into the Breeches" is the story of a group of women actresses during WWII who take on the male roles in a Shakespeare production, because all of the men in their lives and theater are off fighting in the war. In addition to the fun of the play itself, there was the dinner. This year Arena's caterer, Walnut Hill Catering, has been serving dinners that go with the theme of the show. Tonight it was a British meal (even though the play supposedly took place on Long Island) maybe because of the Shakespeare theme. The meal was Bangers and Mash (sausages and mashed potatoes and gravy), actually pretty good. The dessert was a strawberry Jello concoction which was light and tasty. It reminded me of a story my mother used to tell. When she and my father were first married, during WWII, rations were tight and a restaurant they like to go to served only three desserts, the same three things every evening, plums, pudding or Jello. Maybe that's why they all stayed so slim and trim.
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